since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to increase; to add to; to augment
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
rather; better; instead; if anything
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be worried; to be troubled
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
to smear with blood; to kill
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
well then ...; in that situation; in which case